Canidae · Goodness Digestion Formula · With Real Chicken

Name: Canidae Goodness Digestion Formula With Real Chicken
Brand: Canidae

Dry food · Adult Maintenance

Furry PI's verdict

Canidae Digestion Formula doesn't hold up well under the magnifying glass. Grains crowd the top of the ingredient list. To be fair, includes genuinely beneficial ingredients such as chicken and chicken fat. On balance, most cats are better served by stronger options — the app can suggest better-graded foods of the same type.

What's concerning

Chicken leads, but grains — barley and white rice — dominate the rest of the list.
Contains sage extract — an ingredient our database flags as genuinely problematic for cats.
A high carbohydrate load for an obligate carnivore — a cat's natural prey is almost carb-free.

What works

Includes genuinely beneficial ingredients such as chicken and chicken fat.

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Nutrition from the label (as fed)

Protein	29%
Fat	9%
Fiber	5%
Moisture	9%
Ash*	8%
Carbs (estimated)*	40%

Label: guaranteed analysis (min/max). * not printed on the label — carbs are calculated, ash/moisture estimated from typical values. How these numbers translate into calories from protein vs carbs — and how this food scores on each pillar — is shown in the app.

Quick answers

Is Canidae Digestion Formula grain-free?: No — the label lists barley and white rice.
What are the first ingredients in Canidae Digestion Formula?: The label opens with chicken, turkey meal and barley. Ingredients are listed by weight, so the first few carry the most.
Does it contain artificial colours or preservatives?: None appear on the ingredient list.

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